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Dhaka University Gives Women One More Hour. Students Are Asking Why They Need a Curfew at All
Dhaka University has extended the closing time of women’s residential halls from 10pm to 11pm after weeks of student protests. But campaigners are still demanding 24-hour access, arguing that women should not have less freedom of movement than male students in the name of safety.
A Fifth-Grader Spoke Up. Now a Rangpur Teacher Is Suspended
An assistant teacher at a government primary school in Gangachara has been suspended after a Class Five student alleged sexually inappropriate behaviour during class. Other female students have since reportedly raised similar concerns, while authorities say a formal investigation is underway.
IAEA Offers Women Up to €40,000 for Master’s Study in Nuclear Fields
Women accepted into nuclear-related master’s programmes can seek tuition and living support through the IAEA’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. Applications close on 31 October, and limited internship opportunities may follow.
Faculty for the Future Opens STEM Fellowships Worth Up to $50,000 a Year
Women from eligible low- and middle-income countries can apply for PhD or postdoctoral support at universities outside their home country. Applications close at noon Central Standard Time on 7 November.
Roxanne Brown Buys 30 More Days for a High-Stakes Steel Bargain
Contracts covering tens of thousands of North American steelworkers have been extended while negotiations continue. The talks are the first major industry-wide test for the United Steelworkers’ first woman and first Black international president.
Destry Damayanti Becomes Indonesia’s First Woman Central-Bank Governor
Parliament has completed Destry Damayanti’s appointment to lead Bank Indonesia. Her historic elevation comes with immediate pressure to defend the rupiah, support growth and demonstrate that coordination with government will not compromise monetary independence.
Holifya Raises €2 Million to Combine GLP-1 Care With AI—Evidence Must Scale Too
The women-led Italian health startup is expanding a remote obesity clinic combining medicines, diagnostics and algorithmic monitoring. Investment can build infrastructure, but company-reported outcomes need independent clinical validation.
Auxxo Closes €33.3 Million Fund—and Sets a 20% Ownership Test for Women Founders
Berlin-based Auxxo has completed a larger second fund for European startups with a woman holding a meaningful founding stake. Its terms put capital behind gender inclusion, but ownership thresholds and investment outcomes still require scrutiny.
BBC Drops Its Women’s Football Highlights Show as Coverage Moves Online
The BBC has discontinued its weekly television highlights programme while promising extensive digital and live coverage. The change tests whether online distribution expands access or makes women’s sport easier for general audiences to miss.
Tschabalala Self’s ‘Lady in Blue’ Claims Trafalgar Square for an Everyday Black Woman
Tschabalala Self’s monumental figure will occupy London’s Fourth Plinth from 10 September. The work insists that a Black woman can represent ordinary humanity in a public space dominated by imperial and military history.
Women’s Football Moved 683 Players—But Recorded Fees Reveal a Thin Market
A database covering six leading leagues records hundreds of player moves but only £1.9 million in known fees. The difference between mobility and disclosed financial value shows how little of the women’s transfer economy remains publicly visible.
Jordan Has More Than 30 Women’s Employment Initiatives—But Few Directly Change Participation
Jordan is developing a unified mechanism to coordinate programmes intended to bring more women into paid work. Mapping found substantial activity but weak connections between many initiatives and the national participation target.
Ten-Year Evidence Supports One-Week Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer
Long-term FAST-Forward trial results support five radiotherapy sessions over one week for selected patients after breast-cancer surgery. The shorter schedule could reduce travel and treatment costs without compromising control, but it is not appropriate for every diagnosis.
Newborn Girls Are Missing Vitamin K Protection at Higher Rates
US hospital data show a steep rise in newborns not receiving the vitamin K injection, with girls affected disproportionately. The shot prevents rare but potentially fatal internal bleeding and is not a vaccine.
A Phone Contract Forced a Survivor Back Into Contact With Her Abuser
A British customer says O2 repeatedly required contact with an abusive former partner before it would separate a family account. The company has apologised, but the case shows how ordinary administrative rules can extend financial and coercive control.
Scotland’s Violence Pledge Faces the Harder Test of Implementation
Scotland’s first minister has placed violence against women and girls at the centre of his governing agenda. Previous legal reforms were ambitious, but campaigners say weak implementation and strained services have limited their effect.
Guatemalan Women Say a Revived Gold Mine Could Drain the Water Beneath Their Homes
Construction has resumed at the Era Dorada gold project despite longstanding community opposition. Women living near the mine and downstream wetlands fear that water loss or contamination could threaten household survival, farming and fishing
Anaya Bangar Says Australia Gave Her Back a Cricket Future
Cricket Australia has opened a conditional route for transgender Indian player Anaya Bangar to pursue elite women’s cricket. Her case exposes sharply different international rules—and the need to discuss competitive fairness without stripping an athlete of dignity.
Bangladesh Calls Them E-Services. 68% of Women Still Face an Offline Step
A new Centre for Policy Dialogue study finds that only 31.9% of surveyed women could complete government e-services entirely online. For the remaining 68.1%, at least part of the process still required paperwork or offline interaction—raising questions about whether Bangladesh’s digital public services are truly designed around women’s lives.
Murders and Gang Rapes of Women and Children Rose in August, Rights Monitor Warns
A human-rights monitor recorded a sharp rise in some of the most severe forms of violence against women and children in Bangladesh in August, including 91 murders and 12 gang rapes. The figures come from rights-group monitoring rather than a complete national crime database, but the month-to-month increase has raised fresh concerns over safety and accountability.
Grace Berlin Offers Women Founders €2,500 a Month to Build Pre-Revenue Startups
The eight-month accelerator provides an equity-free monthly stipend, mentoring and workspace for women developing early-stage businesses in Berlin. Applications close on 22 September, with immigration and residence requirements for founders arriving from abroad.
Women TechEU Offers €75,000 Equity-Free Grants Before the 16 September Cutoff
Early-stage women-led deep-tech companies in Europe and associated countries can apply for €75,000 and business-development support. Ownership, company age, technology readiness and previous fundraising rules are strict.
Annie Andrews Is Testing Whether Clinical Authority Can Survive Campaign Politics
The South Carolina paediatrician is running for the US Senate after nearly two decades treating children. Her candidacy tests whether medical evidence can become political leadership without turning professional status into an unquestionable claim to authority.
Meloni Nears Italy’s Stability Record, but Longevity Is Not the Same as Progress
Giorgia Meloni is set to lead Italy’s longest-serving postwar government after Silvio Berlusconi’s second administration. The milestone reflects coalition discipline, but stalled reforms and political pressures will test what stability has achieved.